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Article I

Articles I and II

1) A body of persons and institutions that makes and enforces laws for a particular society.

2) Determines the fairness of laws.

3) Makes laws.

4) Enforces laws.

5) A document that describes the structure of government of a culture.

6) Which power of government is described in Article II of the Constitution?

7) Who is the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

8) What is the term of office for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

9) Who is the head of the executive branch today?

10) If the President dies in office, who becomes the head of the executive branch?

11) Who is this person today?

12) When does the election of the head of the executive branch take place?

13) Who directly elects the President?

14) How does our government determine the number of electors for each state?

15) How many electoral votes must a candidate have to win the Presidency?

16) If there is a tie when voting for the head of the branch in Article II, who then has the final decision?

17) What is the minimum age required for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

18) The head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution must be a citizen of the U.S.

19) How long must the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution live in the U.S.?

20) Who administers the oath of office to the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

21) To be excused from a crime.

22) How can the head of the executive branch be removed from office?

23) Acts as a symbol of the U.S. and performs ceremonial duties.

24) Proposes ideas for bills and urges Congress to support them.

25) Enforces laws, appoints judges, and grants pardons.

26) Leads political party and supports party candidates.

27) Stands up for the interests of all citizens.

28) Controls the armed forces and determines military strategy.

29) Makes foreign policy.

30) Appoints officials and runs the federal bureaucracy.

31) What power of government is described in Article I of our Constitution?

32) The Lower House of our government is

33) Both houses of our government together are called

34) What is the minimum age of a member of the House of Representatives?

35) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the House of Representatives?

36) What is the residential requirement for the members of the House of Representatives?

37) What is the term of office of each member of the House of Representatives?

38) What is the minimum age of a member of the Senate?

39) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the Senate?

40) What is the residential requirement for the members of the Senate?

41) What is the term of office of each member of the Senate?

42) What is the title of the main officer in the House of Representatives?

43) Who is the person who is in charge of the House of Representatives?

44) Who presides over the Senate?

45) Who is the person in charge of the Senate?

46) When can this person vote?

47) How is representation determined in the House of Representatives?

48) Who is your Representative?

49) Who is your Senator?

50) Who is your Senator?

51) Which house of our government is favored by the small states?

52) Impeachment means

53) What is the role of the House of Representatives in an impeachment trial?

54) What is the role of the Senate in an impeachment trial?

55) What vote is necessary in the House of Representatives to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

56) What vote is necessary in the Senate to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

57) Which President was NOT impeached?

58) Who presides over an impeachment trial?

59) What is a majority?

60) Making fake money or bonds.

61) When a foreign-born person becomes a citizen.

62) Powers that are written in the Constitution.

63) Additional powers not written in the Constitution that are “necessary and proper” to solve issues in the changing American culture.

64) Protects inventions.

65) Protects written works such as company logos, songs, and books.

Articles I, II, and III

1) A body of persons and institutions that makes and enforces laws for a particular society.

2) Enforces laws.

3) Determines the fairness of laws.

4) Makes laws.

5) A document that describes the structure of government of a culture.

6) What power is described in Article III of the Constitution?

7) Our most powerful court.

8) Where is this building located?

9) Who can overrule our most powerful court?

10) The kind of jurisdiction a court has when it hears a case for the first time.

11) The kind of jurisdiction a court has when it reviews the action of a lower court (to be heard again).

12) The court where most federal cases begin.

13) Makes decisions in a District Court.

14) The court where cases are “heard again.”

15) Makes decisions in the Circuit Court of Appeals.

16) The number of Justices who serve on our most powerful court.

17) The term of office for a federal judge.

18) Why is this term offered to the federal judges?

19) How do we remove a judge from the court?

20) The vote needed to reach a decision in our most powerful court.

21) The first step to become a federal judge is _.

22) The second step to become a federal judge is _.

23) The title of the person who sits at the head of our most powerful court.

24) Who is this person who sits at the head of our most powerful court?

25) Which type of case will begin in our most powerful court?

26) Which power of government is described in Article II of the Constitution?

27) Who is the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

28) What is the term of office for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

29) Who is the head of the executive branch today?

30) If the President dies in office who becomes the head of the executive branch?

31) Who is this person today?

32) When does the election of the head of the executive branch take place?

33) Who directly elects the President?

34) How does our government determine the number of electors for each state?

35) How many electoral votes must a candidate have to win the Presidency?

36) If there is a tie when voting for the head of the branch in Article II, who then has the final decision?

37) What is the minimum age required for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

38) The head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution must be a citizen of the U.S.

39) How long must the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution live in the U.S.?

40) Who administers the oath of office to the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

41) To be excused from a crime.

42) How can the head of the executive branch be removed from office?

43) Acts as a symbol of the U.S. and performs ceremonial duties.

44) Proposes ideas for bills and urges Congress to support them.

45) Enforces laws, appoints judges, and grants pardons.

46) Leads political party and supports party candidates.

47) Stands up for the interests of all citizens.

48) Controls the armed forces and determines military strategy.

49) Makes foreign policy.

50) Appoints officials and runs the federal bureaucracy.

51) What power of government is described in Article I of our Constitution?

52) The Lower House of our government is

53) Both houses of our government together are called

54) What is the minimum age of a member of the House of Representatives?

55) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the House of Representatives?

56) What is the residential requirement for the members of the House of Representatives?

57) What is the term of office of each member of the House of Representatives?

58) What is the minimum age of a member of the Senate?

59) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the Senate?

60) What is the residential requirement for the members of the Senate?

61) What is the term of office of each member of the Senate?

62) What is the title of the main officer in the House of Representatives?

63) Who is the person who is in charge of the House of Representatives?

64) Who presides over the Senate?

65) Who is the person in charge of the Senate?

66) When can this person vote?

67) How is representation determined in the House of Representatives?

68) Who is your Representative?

69) Who is your Senator?

70) Who is your Senator?

71) Which house of our government is favored by the small states?

72) Impeachment means

73) What is the role of the House of Representatives in an impeachment trial?

74) What is the role of the Senate in an impeachment trial?

75) What vote is necessary in the House of Representatives to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

76) What vote is necessary in the Senate to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

77) Which President was NOT impeached?

78) Who presides over an impeachment trial?

79) What is a majority?

80) Making fake money or bonds.

81) When a foreign-born person becomes a citizen.

82) Powers that are written in the Constitution.

83) Additional powers not written in the Constitution that are “necessary and proper” to solve issues in the changing American culture.

84) Protects inventions.

85) Protects written works such as company logos, songs, and books.

Articles I - VII

1) A body of persons and institutions that makes and enforces laws for a particular society.

2) Determines the fairness of laws.

3) Makes laws.

4) Enforces laws.

5) A document that describes the structure of government of a culture.

6) All states must respect the laws and court rulings of other states. (full faith and credit)

7) The citizens in each state have the same rights as the other citizens of that state.

8) Transferring an accused criminal back to the state where a crime was committed.

9) Who has the power to admit new states into the Union and to govern new territory?

10) Amendments

11) What are amendments?

12) What is the first step in the amendment process?

13) How can this first step be accomplished?

14) What is the second step in the amendment process?

15) How can this second step be accomplished?

16) The Constitution and the federal government is the supreme law of the land.

17) What is the meaning of the word “ratification?”

18) Where is the ratification process located in the Constitution?

19) What is necessary for ratification of the Constitution?

20) Who can write a bill?

21) Who must introduce the idea into the House of Representatives or the Senate?

22) Once either house receives a bill, the next step is a

23) What is the function of the Rules Committee?

24) Where is the Rules Committee located?

25) What is a filibuster?

26) Where can a filibuster occur?

27) What is necessary to pass a bill through either house?

28) What is a veto?

29) How can a veto be overridden?

30) If the President “pockets” the bill and Congress is in session, what happens to the bill?

31) How can the public express their approval or disapproval of governmental policies?

32) Our most powerful court.

33) Who can overrule our most powerful court?

34) The kind of jurisdiction a court has when it hears a case for the first time.

35) The kind of jurisdiction a court has when it reviews the action of a lower court (to be heard again).

36) The court where most federal cases begin.

37) Makes decisions in a District Court.

38) The court where cases are “heard again”.

39) Makes decisions in the Circuit Court of Appeals.

40) The number of Justices who serve on our most powerful court.

41) The term of office for a federal judge.

42) Why is this term offered to the federal judges?

43) The vote needed to reach a decision in our most powerful court.

44) The title of the person who sits at the head of our most powerful court.

45) Which type of case will begin in our most powerful court?

46) Who is the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

47) What is the term of office for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

48) Who is the head of the executive branch today?

49) If the President dies in office that becomes the head of the executive branch?

50) Who directly elects the President?

51) How does our government determine the number of electors for each state?

52) How many electoral votes must a candidate have to win the Presidency?

53) If there is a tie when voting for the head of the branch in Article II, who then has the final decision?

54) What is the minimum age required for the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution?

55) The head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution must be a citizen of the U.S.

56) How long must the head of the branch described in Article II of the Constitution live in the U.S.?

57) To be excused from a crime.

58) How can the head of the executive branch be removed from office?

59) The Lower House of our government is

60) Both houses of our government together are called

61) What is the minimum age of a member of the House of Representatives?

62) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the House of Representatives?

63) What is the residential requirement for the members of the House of Representatives?

64) What is the term of office of each member of the House of Representatives?

65) What is the minimum age of a member of the Senate?

66) What is the citizenship requirement of a member of the Senate?

67) What is the residential requirement for the members of the Senate?

68) What is the term of office of each member of the Senate?

69) What is the title of the main officer in the House of Representatives?

70) Who presides over the Senate?

71) When can this person vote?

72) How is representation determined in the House of Representatives?

73) Who is your Representative?

74) Who is your Senator?

75) Which house of our government is favored by the small states?

76) Impeachment means

77) What is the role of the House of Representatives in an impeachment trial?

78) What is the role of the Senate in an impeachment trial?

79) What vote is necessary in the House of Representatives to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

80) What vote is necessary in the Senate to fulfill its role in the impeachment process?

81) Which President was NOT impeached?

82) Who presides over an impeachment trial?

83) What is a majority?

84) Powers that are written in the Constitution.

85) Additional powers not written in the Constitution that are “necessary and proper” to solve issues in the changing American culture.